Have you ever found yourself struggling to stay awake in a lecture despite having had a full night’s rest? Or have you ever found yourself sitting in class spending more time looking at the clock counting down the minutes until the end of class than looking at the slides that are being taught? Before you feel ashamed, rest assured that we all have at some point in our lives, too. The inevitable reality is that even the highest performing students have experienced moments when learning becomes lifeless and draining. Sometimes, even the instructors need some inspiration to re-ignite their passion for teaching their classes!

Learning across different levels of education, especially in Hong Kong, has become suffocating to a certain degree. There is an observed lack of enthusiasm and energy on both sides of the equation—for both the teachers and the students. The infamous DSE exams have cornered our secondary students to many traumatic events, even suicide. In Hong Kong, as early as primary school, students have an aversion to learning because it is associated with homework and tests.

But learning doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it shouldn’t. Learning should be life-changing and life-giving. Imagine instead of being overwhelmed with memorizing formulas, if you could be excited about learning new knowledge. Or, what if rather than being afraid to make mistakes in projects, you could be free to fail in the trial and error process knowing that it is an adventurous journey that would lead to new innovations. Or, suppose your satisfaction from learning could last longer than that fleeting moment of gratification when seeing the A on your report card and instead be found in the joy of supporting those in your community and seeing social impact from adopting what you have learned.

At TELI, we believe that what we have described above is possible – that learning is a lifelong journey of passionate and exciting growth. In order to see this become a reality, the TELI team produces quality content (videos, visuals, games, applications) and incorporates learning activities to different contexts of learning at HKU, such as our online courses, face-to-face sessions, and blended learning activities.

Our brand new course “Engineering Calculus and Differential Equations” aims to bring this revitalized spirit of learning to life by incorporating interactive tools, real-world examples, and dynamic content. Don’t miss out!